The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 30, 1957
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 431
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.89° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.85° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.